Fiber optic adapter plates with integrated fiber optic adapters

A fiber optic adapter plate having an array of integrated fiber optic adapters comprising:

• an adapter back plate having a first array of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
• an adapter front plate having a second array of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies arranged to match the first array;
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• a mount point for mounting the fiber optic adapter plate to a fiber optic rack.

A molded fiber optic adapter plate comprising:

• a molded first adapter plate having a first plurality of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
• an alignment mechanism adapted to align and attach to a second adapter plate having a second plurality of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
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• an attachment mechanism adapted to attach the molded fiber optic adapter plate to an enclosure.

A molded fiber optic apparatus, comprising:

• first molded means for retaining a first number of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
• means for aligning the first molded means to a second number of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies of a second molded means, the second number equal to a subset of the first number;
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• means for attaching the first molded means to an enclosure.

A method for producing a plastic fiber optic adapter plate comprising:

• molding a rigid or semi-rigid material including forming a first fiber optic adapter plate having a first set of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
• molding another rigid or semi-rigid material including forming a second fiber optic adapter plate for mating with the first fiber optic adapter plate and including forming a second set of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies as part of the second fiber optic adapter plate corresponding to the first set of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies;
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• joining the first fiber optic adapter plate and the second fiber optic adapter plate including aligning the first set of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies with the second set of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies.